Systems Manager Job Trends in Sheffield

System Manager
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median System Manager salary in Sheffield is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 - 72
Rank change year-on-year - - +27
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Manager 2 0 13
As % of all permanent jobs in Sheffield 0.22% - 0.99%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% - 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 10
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.26%
75th Percentile £52,500 - £50,625
90th Percentile - - £62,500
South Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £72,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -31.03% +61.11% -9.55%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Sheffield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Sheffield. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Sheffield with a recognized job title 862 310 1,269
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.35% 97.18% 96.28%
Number of salaries quoted 706 222 989
10th Percentile £28,250 £26,000 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £31,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - -
75th Percentile £68,438 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
South Yorkshire median annual salary £50,000 £46,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +8.70% -3.16% +5.56%

Systems Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Systems Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.

Systems Manager job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Systems Manager
Salary Trend in Sheffield

Salary distribution trend for Systems Manager job vacancies in Sheffield.

Salary distribution trend for Systems Manager job vacancies in Sheffield

Systems Manager Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 20 June 2026, Systems Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Sheffield region featuring Systems Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
1 2 (100.00%) QMS
1 2 (100.00%) Q-Pulse
1 2 (100.00%) Quality Management
1 2 (100.00%) Sage
1 2 (100.00%) Sage 200
1 2 (100.00%) SharePoint

Systems Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 2 (100.00%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Q-Pulse
1 2 (100.00%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
1 2 (100.00%) QMS
1 2 (100.00%) Quality Management
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Sage